Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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[1] ALS, Herman Blum, Blumhaven Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Private Benedict A. King, First Maine Battery, was sentenced February 10, 1864, to death for desertion. General Christopher C. Augur recommended commutation to dishonorable discharge and five years' imprisonment. The records show that Lincoln returned the papers in the case on April 16, 1864, without further action (DNA WR RG 153, Judge Advocate General, MM 773).

[2] He had deserted and re-enlisted.